diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 866d9f542e1..753690273a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ option(FAIL_ON_UNSUPPORTED_OPTIONS_COMBINATION
 if(FAIL_ON_UNSUPPORTED_OPTIONS_COMBINATION)
     set(RECONFIGURE_MESSAGE_LEVEL FATAL_ERROR)
 else()
-    set(RECONFIGURE_MESSAGE_LEVEL STATUS)
+    set(RECONFIGURE_MESSAGE_LEVEL WARNING)
 endif()
 
 enable_language(C CXX ASM)